Building vibration control using water tanks
Keywords:
Active Control System, Passive Control System, lumped mass modelAbstract
This experimental study aimed to control the vibration of the building by using the mathematical model. The existing building used in this study was a 6- story reinforced concrete building that was designed to withstand the increase in weight not exceeding 40% of the mass of the 6th floor and using the El Centro earthquake acceleration wave with the intensity of 2g (the acceleration of the earth) as the force. The experiments were divided into 3 cases, i.e. water tank with 10%, 20% and 30% in weight compared to the lump mass of the sixth floor of the building. It was found that Case Study 1 could reduce the vibration by 15.22 percent, Case Study 2 could reduce the vibration by 28.21 percent and Case Study 3 could reduce the vibration by 40.95 percent, respectively. The results of the simulation showed that Case Study 1, which could reduce the vibration by 15.22 percent, should be sufficient to reduce the vibration of the building.
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